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Examples of last name in a Sentence
His first name is John and his last name is Smith.
please write your first name, middle initial, and last name at the top of the form
Recent Examples on the Web
Fans speculated the two had split after Yazdi deactivated her Instagram and rejoined the social media platform leaving out Brown’s last name from her bio.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
The first two letters of their last names gave the studio its snappy moniker: Stax.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 19 May 2024
Simply change your last name, employ a prosthetic makeup artist and start self-taping auditions.
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
Founded by the brother-sister team of Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton, the company name was derived from the first two letters of their last names: st+ax= Stax.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1897, in the meaning defined above
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Cite this Entry
“Last name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20name. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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